Sarah Brady to promote gun-control bill
Posted: 02/20/2013
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Longtime gun-control advocate Sarah Brady is coming to Annapolis to show support for a measure backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Brady, the wife of former White House press secretary Jim Brady, is scheduled to attend a photo opportunity with O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.
Jim Brady was left paralyzed in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan by a mentally ill gunman.
O'Malley, a Democrat, has made gun control a top priority of the legislative session. A measure with the governor's backing would ban assault weapons and strengthen licensing requirements for handguns. The bill also would increase school security and address mental health issues related to firearm access.
The Bradys head the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
Special Reports
-
Digging into day care discipline
Woman whose child care license was revoked sheds light on state's discipline process.
-
Local shops sell years old tires as new
Flip open the dictionary to the word new and you'll see Webster says it means, “Having existed or having been made but a short time."
-
Dangers of online dating battled w/ apps
At first it seemed to be just a house fire in the 5700 block of Highgate Drive in Northwest Baltimore.
Top Stories
-
Md. 3rd for most guns stolen or lost
It’s usually not a good thing when a gun is lost and a new report says it’s pretty common in Maryland.
-
Female midshipman alleges gang rape
-
Navy holds hearing on divers deaths
-
New Md. task force holds meeting
-
So. Anne Arundel Co. hit with flooding
-
Charges dropped against officer charged
- Stay Connected
